AuthorTopic: [solved] etm_qt 2.1.5-i586-2vl70 (Read 9421 times)

Hello. I have a stable system, but I was curious about etm_qt 2.1.5-i586-2vl70, which is in the testing repository (there is no etm_qt in the stable repository). So, I enabled testing, installed it successfully, and then disabled testing. However, when trying to run it, I get the following:

Hello hata_ph. I have pyqt4 version 4.8.3-i486-1vl70 installed and I have sip version 4.14.2-i586-1vl70 installed. I do not have PyQt installed, so I shall try installing that now (version 4.9.6-i586-1vl70) and see. It's telling me that doing this will remove pyqt4, so I'm going ahead.

Okay, it did work after this. But the cursor-messages are really light and hard to see.

Hi John. I tried converting the source of 2.3.0 with vpackager, but that didn't work. It created a package, but the only files were a couple of documents. Perhaps I'll try the link you've given, though I generally prefer to install actual Vector packages.

Hi John. Okay, I did as you suggested, and it works now. Also, the cursor messages are now black text rather than white, so I can see them now, which is good -- seems that the cursor messages are white when the program is run via "etm_qt.py" on the command line, whereas when run from the menu it's fine. Anyway, it looks like it could be a useful program. I look forward to checking it out.

I forgot to mention that if you want to use etm with conky (which I find quite helpful...conky is in the repositories), you have to add the following line in the .etm/etm.cfg file (replacing the existing action_status line):

There is no action_status line in my etm.cfg file. All the lines in the file are preceded with !!python/unicode. Anyway, I'll try installing conky and adding the line you've given, and see.

Did that. I'm not sure what exactly I'm supposed to see, though. Conky is present, listing processes. ETM works, though I'm not completely sure how exactly to use it. I had created a new event or task, and timed something, and saved it, but unlike most applications, there doesn't seem to be a "file open" option. I'll keep looking at it. Likely the best advice for me is to read the manual.

I have posted the contents of my conky file on another thread (always on top or something like that, if I recall).

Perhaps you are not using etm_qt 2.3.0 or perhaps I misnamed the file in my earlier email. Regarding the rest of your email, yes, looking over the directions is helpful, as is following along and posting in the etm forum:

The directions will explain mercurial, which is crucial for long-term use. Perhaps someone will someday package etm with conky and mercurial. That would be helpful.

Anyway, for now, disorganized folks like me find etm_qt quite helpful. For me, the significant and continuing learning curve is worth it (and I have still just scratched the etm surface, i.e. I am just now getting my feet wet with its hierarchical feature).

John, could you post a screenshot of your conky/etm_qt setup? I'm curious what it looks like, because when I enter the line you suggested for etm.cfg, I get no difference when running the applications.

Perhaps if I preface the line you suggested with "!!python/unicode", then it will work.

I'm assuming the "work on derian amendment: 120, running" aspect of the screenshot is what occurs with conky if the inserted line in etm.cfg is successfully working. I'll give the code a try with the amendment for my file.

Well, tried inserting it in slightly altered formats, but kept getting either errors or no results. The most common error was "expected <block end>, but found '<scalar>'". Anyway, it's not important.

The program looks interesting for organizing stuff. So, I'll give it try and see if I can figure out how to use it. I'll try watching the video that I mentioned in an earlier post and see if I can make sense of the program.